Nathaniel Lord Britton
American botanist, taxonomist (1859-1934) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nathaniel Lord Britton (1859 – 1934) was an American botanist and taxonomist who co-founded the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, New York.
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Nathaniel Lord Britton | |
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Born | (1859 -01-15)January 15, 1859 |
Died | June 25, 1934(1934-06-25) (aged 75) |
Education | Columbia University School of Mines |
Known for | Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada, and the British Possessions, with Addison Brown; The Cactaceae‘‘, with Joseph Nelson Rose |
Spouse | Elizabeth Gertrude Knight |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany |
Institutions | Columbia University, New York Botanical Garden |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Britton |
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